Case Studies

466) Articulating Jib Assists With Bridge Maintenance

Rather than closing down lanes on the bridge for several weeks the company had installed access platforms about 20 feet beneath where the bearing retrofit would take place at two locations. ...

467) Designing for Efficiency & Growth in 33’ High Warehouse Using AS/RS & WMS

A famous brand Greek yogurt producer has installed an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) with Warehouse Management Software (WMS) at their plant in Johnstown, NY. The single ...

468) Konecranes ASRS Crane Facilitates Enzyme Blending and Storage for Biofuel Manufacturers

A leading bio-innovation company built a new indoor storage warehouse to receive and blend enzyme products. Konecranes implemented a crane-based automated storage and recovery system. ...

469) Busting Up "Log-jams" With The G-Jib®

he fabrication area is where covers and guards for electronic controls are built in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The most common components being moved are tubular and angled ...

470) Experienced Customer Chooses Work Station Cranes Over I-Beam Cranes

A regional provider of truck transmission, rear differentials and steering components was building a new facility for their transmission assembly. With several existing buildings and ...

471) Wire Company Gets Productivity Jolt With Gorbel® Work Station Crane

A manufacturer of insulated power and control cables for use in consumer electronics, aerospace and petrochemical industries was experiencing a drag in productivity and risking injury ...

472) Burn Table Loading Systems Improves Productivity

ACCO Material Handling Solutions provided Louden 585 Cranes equipped with Wright Work-Rated Hoists. All motions are controlled by Inverters for smooth operation. Additionally supplied ...

473) EMH Gantry Simplifies Loading of Large Concrete Panels

A producer of architectural precast concrete wall panels operates a facility certified for A1 Architectural Concrete. The company needed overhead material handling equipment that could ...

474) Gorbel G-Force® iQ Units: Synchronized Lifting

Workers are doing their final welds on the trays, and lifting them onto a cart to be banded and prepared for shipping. The trays resemble aluminum extension ladders when complete and ...

475) Risk Takers Heed Warning When It Comes To Risking Employee's Safety

During assembly and maintenance of vehicles, workers climb to the top of the coaches to be sure they are properly sealed, as well as to inspect vents and satellite dishes for damage. ...

476) Konecranes Biomass Crane Helps Whistler Resort Manage Waste, Reduce Carbon Footprint

When a municipal waste composting facility outside Vancouver shut down because of odor problems, a new facility was sited in the Resort Municipality of Whistler. The process transforms ...

477) Konecranes Supplies Four Automated Cranes to First Poultry Litter Fueled Power Plant in United States

A year-round stream of poultry litter generated by Benson, Minnesota turkey raising operations totaling 700,000 tons each year combined with the tradition of spreading litter on agricultural ...

478) Konecranes PD Cranes and Turnkey Steel Runway Selected by Innovative Precast Concrete Manufacturer

One of the largest precast concrete companies in the U.S., Tindall Corporation purchased an existing plant in San Antonio, TX. The company wanted maximum lifting flexibility to accommodate ...

479) Demag Electric Rope Hoist In The Galvanizing Industry

A metal galvanizing plant with a harsh environment facility needed a system to handle long loads with versatility. The units need to be able to run as a single unit or as two individual ...

480) Demag Electric Rope Hoist Metal Flooring Plant

Demag provided a 10 Ton DRPRO Hoist on A Demag Crane for a metal flooring company manufactures metal floor decking products and associated metal flashings for use in the fast track ...